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28/10/2019 1 Macro Perspectives on the Initiatives and Development of Advance Care Planning ( 預設照顧計劃) in the Hospital Authority Chief Manager, Patient Safety & Risk Management, Quality & Safety Division, HA Head Office Dr Sin Ngai Chuen HKU/JCECC Symposium on Concerted Efforts in Advance Care Planning: Regional and Local Experiences Thursday, October 24, 2019 1 Why do we need to think about this ? Era of chronic diseases with cumulative disabilities 2 centuries ago, we were here We live longer but we are still mortal 10yrs 150yrs Average life expectancy 100yrs We die slower and have time to think about death 2

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Macro Perspectives on the Initiatives and Development of

Advance Care Planning (預設照顧計劃)in the Hospital Authority

Chief Manager, Patient Safety & Risk Management, Quality & Safety Division,

HA Head Office

Dr Sin Ngai Chuen

HKU/JCECC Symposium on Concerted Efforts in Advance Care Planning:Regional and Local Experiences

Thursday, October 24, 2019 1

Why do we need to think about this ?

• Era of chronic diseases with cumulative disabilities

2 centuries ago, we were here

• We live longer but we are still mortal

10yrs 150yrsAverage life expectancy 100yrs

We die slower and have time to think about death

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Cultural Consideration in ACPFilial piety “Xiao” Family “Jia”

“The son carrying the old” “Pigs under the same roof”Patient asks for more autonomy yet respect traditional Chinese culture of family based decision making

Filial piety versus letting go: struggles and conflicts

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Less taboo, more discussion

Public expectation for HA to facilitate patients making AD

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2017 Policy Address 

“… Measures will be introduced to provide palliative care and end‐of‐life care services for an increased number of terminally ill patients … The Government will consider amending the relevant legislation to give patients the choice of “dying in place”……

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Government aware of the need to promote palliative and EOL care with ACP/AD as key enabler

2018 Policy Address “To allow terminally‐ill patients more options of their own treatment and care arrangements, the Government will consult the public in 2019 on arrangements of advance directives and the relevant end‐of‐life care……”

Non‐governmental Organisations (NGO) are proactive in the promotion of EOL planning 

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三寶第一寶 Will

「遺囑」Enduring Powers of Attorney

「持久授權書」第二寶

Advance Directive「預設醫療指示」

第三寶

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ACP (AD) as key part of good End of Life care

Multiple chronic disease &cumulated morbidities

Not just single organ‐based needs

Multidisciplinary team approach

Physical, psychosocial, spiritual care

Advance Care Planning (ACP) Advance Directive (AD)

Anticipated functional decline Transition to palliative approach

Key parts End of Life care“Good Death”

(Dying with dignity)

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Medical social collaboration

Empowerment of community caregivers

ACP (AD) as communication and planning tool 

HA Overview

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• Difficult clinical decisions for withhold/withdraw life‐sustaining treatment when approaching the end of life

– involve cognitive acceptance of the futility of the life‐sustaining treatment

– made in the context of ethical, legal & comply with institutional standards

• HA developed various sets of guidelines over the years to facilitate patient’s  decision‐making process 

• ACP guidelines and standardized forms launched in Jun 2019

Help patients making difficult decisions

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Concept ACP (AD/DNACPR as foundation)

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Year From inception to completion 

2010Under the HA’s ethical framework, ACP concept first inception during development of AD guidance 

2014The idea of ACP was highlighted in guidelines on DNACPR and the scope was expanded to include discussion with family members of incompetent patients and minors

2015A new section and appendix on ACP were added into the HA Guidelines on LST for the Terminally Ill elaborating an approach that suits the local context

2019ACP guidelines and standardised forms developed allowing flexibility for different clinical departments to modify in view of different operation need (e.g. CGAT)

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Hong Kong Scenario

2002                                                                   

Consultative Paper (Introduction of AD)

“Not for legislation” Suggest AD model form

LRC Report(Substitute Decision‐Making & AD)

Public Consultation (CPA)

LRC Report (EPA)

Include personal care and health care, excluding LST

Guidelines on DNACPR

Guidelines on LST

Guidance for AD

ACP Guidelines

Concept ACP (since 2010)

HA set of 4 guidelines 

(HA 四寶)

Public Consultation (AD legislation)

2006            2009              2012                           2017 

2019

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Increasing Trend on Number of Patients of Signing Advance Directives (AD) in HA with a Refusal of CPR

Number of Patients

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HA Strategic Plan  “… we are in the process of formulating a Strategic Service Framework for Palliative Care to map out the service models and development for palliative and end‐of‐life care so as to strengthen the service organisation for more integrated and seamless care ... ”

Practical Considerations 

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• ACP/AD is widely used in HA by clinical specialties such as palliative care, geriatrics, paediatrics, internal medicine for patients with advance irreversible illness

• HA promotes ACP as an integral part of clinical care for patients with advanced progressive diseases

– A process of communication for patients with advanced progressive disease, their health care providers/ caregivers and family members

– Consider ahead of time what kind of care is appropriate when the patients can no longer make a decision

– Reduce conflicts and prepare the patients and family emotionally during future deterioration of patients’ condition 

1. Fundamental principles

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2. Extended Scope of ACP in HA

ACP puts emphasis on autonomy of 

In HA, the term ACP also includes communication with:

* mentally competent adult patients *

family members of mentally incompetent 

patients

family members of minors 

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3. Key considerationsDo’s

• Appropriate time depends on state of disease & patients’ readiness

• Staff should have appropriate knowledge of the subject andcommunication skills (e.g. appropriate time & process)

Don’ts

• ACP should not be initiated simply as routine procedure.

• Discussion takes time and effort and is not a simple check listexercise to force patients’/families’ decision

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Do’s Don’ts • Assess patient’s readiness

• Respecting patient’s autonomy

• For patient to express their values, wishes & preferences for medical/ personal care

• Consensus building minimizing conflicts among the patient & family

• Review may be required as the patient’s condition/ preference change

• Initiate too early or too late

• Taking over to drive patient’s decisions

• Attempt without presence of family members, especially for MIPs & Minors

(Have not prepare them emotionally in case of future deterioration of patient’s condition Assume children /adults with impaired capacity cannot join the discussion)

• Assume children /adults with impaired capacity cannot join the discussion

• Handle as one‐off checklist exercise

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Information Provider

Evidence based information: Disease progression & prognosis

Treatment options: burden,            risks, benefits

To manage expectation gaps            e.g. CPR success rate 

To assure that comfort care       

and palliation is available

From patient: expectation from treatments preferences for treatment limits preferences for personal care personal goals to accomplish

From family: family values and concerns patient’s prior wish (for incompetent patients)

views and preferences of parents (for minors)

Provide Elicit

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Family’s values and knowledge of patient’s wishes

Medical information

Patient’s values, 

views and preferences

Consensus BuildingProcess in ACP

Overall treatment goal

Preferred medical care at EOL

Preferred personal care at EOLAdvance Directive

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Guide Appropriate Decision

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ACP AD

1. A process of proactive communication 1. One of the tools during the ACP process

2.   ACP form* are not legally binding  2.   AD is legally binding under common law

3.   ACP form document patient's wishes, values, and preferences for both medical & personal care

3. AD specify the medial treatment that patient refuse in case he/she becomes mentally incapacitate

4.  During ACP, patient can opt out sign an AD 4.   Sign an AD by itself

4. ACP Vs AD

*ACP from serves as reference for healthcare team to make decisions and formulate individualized care plan for best interests of patient.

5. Other Considerations

• An individual clinical unit/ specialty may modify ACP form according to needs

• Unlike practices in other countries such as United States, Singapore, etc., in HA 

ACP/AD is not meant for relatively healthy patient. If such patient’s request, HA 

doctors may ask the patient to seek help from NGO/ private sector

• ACP guidelines should be used with other related guidelines together which 

stipulate the ethical framework from different aspects of making EOL decisions 

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Key Challenges

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• Two operation challenges ‐ handling of (i) DNACPR between HA & FSD and (ii) AD signed outside the HA 

• Public expectation that HA should do more work on ACP(AD)

• Staff sentiment that this may mean additional workload

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Observations

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Way Forward – HA Perspective

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Key Work Focus (1)

1. Promote staff awareness (e.g. training, staff forum, a/v materials etc.)

2. Facilitate integration of ACP (AD) into clinical care • explore new service models, e.g. renal PC services

• enable more system functions e.g. recognize ACP(AD) signed outside HA

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Key Work Focus (2)3. Support & provide HA views to Government  led 

public consultation underway

Press release to launch public consultation(Sep 2019) 

7 public consultation forums(Oct‐ Nov 2019)

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